| Time Runner | |
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| Publisher | Funsoft |
| Designer | Yves Lempereur |
| Programmers | TRS-80, Atari 8-bit Yves Lempereur1 Commodore 64 Scott Maxwell Troy Lyndon2 |
| Platforms | TRS-80, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 |
| Release | 1982: TRS-80, Atari 8-bit 1983: C64 |
| Genre | Maze |
| Mode | Single-player |
Time Runner is a maze video game, similar to Konami's Amidar arcade game, published by Funsoft in 1981. It was written for the TRS-80 by Yves Lempereur who also wrote a version for Atari 8-bit computers released the same year.1 A port to the Commodore 64 by Scott Maxwell and Troy Lyndon was published in 1983.2
Gameplay
Time Runner is a game in which the player goes around the edges of 20 rectangular boxes on a checkerboard playing area to claim one as territory.3
Reception
Dick McGrath in Computer Gaming World stated that "Time Runner may hold out some challenge to nimble-fingered whiz kids, but in my book it only rates about a 5 out of a possible 10 for arcade games".3 80 Micro's Eric Maloney said that the TRS-80 version of the game was the best from Funsoft. He approved of its simple but challenging and non-violent gameplay suitable for children, albeit describing it as repetitive.4 Comparing it to "the old arcade flop" Amidar, R. J. Michaels of Ahoy! enjoyed Time Runner for Commodore 64 despite the "uninspiring" graphics and "familiar" gameplay.5
References
References
- Reed, Matthew. "Time Runner". trs-80.org.
- Time Runner at Lemon 64
- McGrath, Dick (Jan–Feb 1983). "Route 80: The Road to TRS-80 Gaming". Computer Gaming World. Vol. 1, no. 8. pp. 38–39.
- Maloney, Eric (April 1983). "Time Runner". 80 Micro. p. 65. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- Michaels, R. J. (May 1984). "Time Runner". Ahoy!. p. 58. Retrieved 2024-08-31.